TRT - Treats for the Cows
FJ has purchased N (1 <= N <= 2000) yummy treats for the cows who get money for giving vast amounts of milk. FJ sells one treat per day and wants to maximize the money he receives over a given period time. The treats are interesting for many reasons:
- The treats are numbered 1..N and stored sequentially in single file in a long box that is open at both ends. On any day, FJ can retrieve one treat from either end of his stash of treats.
- Like fine wines and delicious cheeses, the treats improve with age and command greater prices.
- The treats are not uniform: some are better and have higher intrinsic value. Treat i has value v(i) (1 <= v(i) <= 1000).
- Cows pay more for treats that have aged longer: a cow will pay v(i)*a for a treat of age a.
Given the values v(i) of each of the treats lined up in order of the index i in their box, what is the greatest value FJ can receive for them if he orders their sale optimally?
The first treat is sold on day 1 and has age a=1. Each subsequent day increases the age by 1.
Input
Line 1: A single integer, N
Lines 2..N+1: Line i+1 contains the value of treat v(i)
Output
The maximum revenue FJ can achieve by selling the treats
Example
Input: 5 1 3 1 5 2 Output: 43
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Shubham Somani:
2012-11-10 14:51:08
very good question for beginners.. top down worked for me :)
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AC Srinivas:
2012-08-15 13:50:06
Everyday he HAS to sell EXACTLY ONE treat from either end. Last edit: 2012-08-15 13:50:41 |
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iamthewalrus:
2011-10-04 09:50:07
I'm using recursion, gives TLE !! |
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Kunal Kapadia:
2011-06-15 17:47:53
Done :) |
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The Financier:
2011-03-05 09:30:48
Tornike Mandzulashvili, isn't. Try 6 98 98 98 98 1 99 , correct is 1865
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Tornike Mandzulashvili:
2012-01-16 13:53:18
if c[l]<=c[r] then take c[l]*a and l++; else choose c[r]*a and r--; this is o(n) solution . isnt it right??? |
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yyf:
2010-12-19 02:42:14
The treats are numbered 1..N and stored sequentially in single file in a long box that is open at both ends |
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pantop:
2010-05-26 11:34:53
@ ~!(*(@*!@^&
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~!(*(@*!@^&:
2009-03-27 06:36:10
Explanation of the sample:
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Added by: | Nguyen Van Quang Huy |
Date: | 2006-02-15 |
Time limit: | 1s |
Source limit: | 50000B |
Memory limit: | 1536MB |
Cluster: | Cube (Intel G860) |
Languages: | All except: NODEJS PERL6 VB.NET |
Resource: | USACO FEB06 Gold Division |